How the Bruins and Red Wings were built

Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli and Red Wings counterpart Ken Holland are each among the most successful at their craft in the NHL

By Dan CagenDaily News staff

Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli and Red Wings counterpart Ken Holland are each among the most successful at their craft in the NHL. Holland has won the Stanley Cup three times and went to another Final since becoming Detroit's GM in 1997, and Chiarelli has won one Cup and went to another Final last season.

For the first time, the two rosters they've put together will match up in a playoff series when the Bruins and Wings open their first-round meeting later this week.

The methods of roster building are listed below, and there are a couple themes. Both teams are built heavily through the draft and, especially with the Bruins, trade. The free agency route has only been used for a few players in recent seasons (Jarome Iginla, Daniel Alfredsson, Stephen Weiss). Both have a long-term core that free agents have complemented.

Chiarelli's heavier reliance on trades (12 players on the current roster acquired that way) reflects how he has quickly rebuilt the mess he inherited in 2006. Where Holland managed a long-time powerhouse that has gradually retooled by incorporating prospects, Chiarelli had to be more aggressive on the trade market.